UPDATE, March 16, 2018, 11 a.m.: To clarify, Leonor Flores did not work on the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge project in any capacity.
Twelve-year-old Michelle Flores shared a special moment with her family at FIU this past Saturday: She and her sister Gabriela joined their parents, FIU alumni Leonor and Henry Flores MIS ’01, to watch a 950-ton section of a pedestrian bridge swing into its permanent position across Southwest 8th Street.
Leonor Flores ’98 is a project executive and one of 63 FIU alumni who work for MCM, the construction firm building the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge, which will further connect FIU and its northerly neighbor, the City of Sweetwater. She was excited to share her work with her family, especially Michelle, who is interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) in school.
Michelle said she might want to follow in her parents’ footsteps and go to FIU when the time comes, and that it was fascinating to see her mom’s work in action. “I’m interested in the architecture and the design of the bridge, and the math portion of it,” she said.
Said Leonor: “It’s very important for me as a woman and an engineer to be able to promote that to my daughter, because I think women have a different perspective. We’re able to put in an artistic touch and we’re able to build, too.”
The pedestrian bridge, which crosses Southwest 8th Street at the 109th Avenue intersection, will provide a safer crossing of the eight-lane thoroughfare for the 4,200 FIU students living in Sweetwater. Between its walkways and plazas, it will also provide 9,900 square feet of gathering and event space.
Residents of the City of Sweetwater will have increased access to all that FIU has to offer the community, including: free programming and exhibitions at the Frost Art Museum; walking trails through the FIU Nature Preserve; sports games; musical and theatrical performances at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center; and the FIU Health faculty group practice located on 109th Avenue.
“From day one, this university has never existed in isolation. From an airfield, we rose for this community. We continue to grow for this community, and this project is proof,” said President Mark B. Rosenberg at a ceremony commemorating the move that day. “We are so grateful that our standing can be enhanced in this act of cooperating that communicates very concretely that nothing is going to stand in our way of promoting our students’ safety and security, and nothing is going to stand in our way of progress. Nothing is going to stand in our way of doing what’s right for this community.”
Panthers, including residents of 109 Tower and 4th Street Commons in Sweetwater and Honors College students who volunteer in the community, will benefit from the pedestrian bridge as well.
Biology student Roshawn Brown, who lives at 109 Tower, said he’s thankful for the future pedestrian bridge and for a safer crossing to class every day.
“Having this bridge is a blessing,” he said, adding that it was cool to watch the rig move the section into place after having passed by it in progress every day since construction began in 2017. “It was beautiful. It was amazing to watch something like this, because I’ve always seen highways and bridges being built, and I’ve never understood how this is made possible.”
To keep the inevitable disruption of traffic associated with bridge construction to a minimum, the 174-foot portion of the bridge was built adjacent to Southwest 8th Street using a method called Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) and was driven into its perpendicular position across the road by a rig in only six hours on Saturday, March 10.
Students in FIU’s engineering and architecture programs came out at 5 a.m. to watch the theory they learn in class take form in a real-world application.
Civil engineering doctoral student Dewan Hossain said: “I would say this is magic. In five hours using that ABC technology and sensors, the bridge is already there. In the classroom, we learn about the design, the construction, the safety – that’s a big issue – and here we’re seeing it actually happening. Here we are establishing a real, practical application of what we learn in the classroom. I would encourage more students to come view these types of projects to enhance what they learn.”
Construction of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge is expected to finish in early 2019.
[…] Community gathers to watch 950-ton bridge move across Southwest 8th Street […]
Oops!
They made mistake of moving it in place before they built a cantilever to support it. Now people died because of incompetent engineers.
YUP!! You nailed it … the bridge’s structure was not designed to be self-supporting UNLESS the support cables were in place – this is the contractor’s fault!!
exactly, the support cables were not in place. The 2 end structures where not finished. They were supposed to build the 2 ends and then lay down the bridge and secure the support cables. Huge mistake on the construction company.
Not so nice now is it
[…] The bridge stretched along Florida International University’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] The bridge stretched along Florida International University’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
Yikes
[…] The 950-ton bridge stretched along Florida International University’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] The bridge stretched along Florida International University’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] The bridge stretched along Florida International University’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge stretched along Florida International University’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
Guess that kind of backfired.
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge stretched along Florida International University’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
I just can’t imagine how bad this engineer feels right now after the collapse. Such a laughably ironic article mentioning safety numerous times….
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] was a day of celebration in Miami, Florida, as the 950-ton pedestrian bridge was swung into place across the 8-land highway, […]
[…] International University issued a press release about the bridge on Wednesday with President Mark B. Rosenberg saying, “Nothing is going to […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
From the article:
Said Leonor: “It’s very important for me as a woman and an engineer to be able to promote that to my daughter, because I think women have a different perspective. We’re able to put in an artistic touch and we’re able to build, too.”
[…] International University issued a press release about the bridge on Wednesday with President Mark B. Rosenberg saying, "Nothing is going to […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] para los 4,200 estudiantes de FIU que viven en Sweetwater”, indicaba un articulo publicado por FIU News el 14 de marzo, que fue eliminado del sitio web minutos después de la noticia del colapso. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
Always remember, profit is absolutely paramount over safety and all other factors under capitalism. This is the result.
No Asad Inclusion Rider is paramount of safety read the article again.
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How much profit do you think construction companies make when they have a reputation of their structures collapsing?
Lol. Capitalism is why people who can’t build bridges don’t build bridges. It takes government intervention to make that happen.
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
More women in STEM. MOAR WIMINZZZ IN STEM!!!! Just what we need. Kinda like Theranos ; )
Um… Oh, well!
[…] para los 4,200 estudiantes de FIU que viven en Sweetwater”, indicaba un articulo publicado por FIU News el 14 de marzo, que fue eliminado del sitio web minutos después de la noticia del colapso. […]
Maybe they should have installed those support cables like in the picture before they let cars under it. I’m not an expert but that looked like a awful long span with no support.
I had the same impression, at least they should have built some kind of temporary support until all the parts were in place, I hope something like this never happens again, If they build another one again, a lot of people are going to avoid going under probably. I hope they rest in peace very very sad.
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The bridge was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
Unbelievable
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to many FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] https://news.fiu.edu/2018/03/community-gathers-to-watch-950-ton-bridge-move-across-southwest-8th-str… […]
[…] The bridge was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] the weekend, the university touted its 320-foot pedestrian bridge project as both a showcase of innovation construction techniques and […]
Really? They allowed cars to drive under it before it was fully installed? Total incompetence. The company should be shut down/sued out of existence and the people in charge should be jailed for negligent homicide.
Won’t happen, because according to the law, corporations are “people” and no human being is ever actually responsible for anything.
Agreed.
This story didn’t age well.
The president should get fired. Period.
What a ridiculous thing to write. The president didn’t design or construct the bridge. The university hired reputable engineers and a construction company to engineer and construct the bridge. If you hire a contractor to build you a new house, and it collapses during construction and kills someone, are you to blame?
It’s seems the Bridge was Designed to be built in pieces, so the first Bridge crossing over 8 SW Street after installed, should have being able to sustain by itself without and Cable from above to hold that part of the Bridge, which by the way it cave in it seems the problem came from the north, as you can see the Dead anchor coming out the Concrete once that gave the hold structural gave I would blamed on the Engineering Designg or to much street on the cable without completing the Bridge.
So sorry for the tragic loss of life. Sad. The best intentions and the best laid plans often fail. It seems to me that avoiding any delays or disruption in traffic was one of the major priorities. Sadly gravity won over the engineers design for keeping the bridge suspended over the span until permanent support cables could be attached. Hindsight being 20-20, temporary bottom support should have been considered even if it affected one or more lanes of traffic until the top hung cables could be installed.
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school's campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 FIU students, according to a press release on the school's website. […]
[…] The bridge stretched along FIU’s campus, across Southwest Eighth Street, and had not yet opened to pedestrians. It was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] para los 4,200 estudiantes de FIU que viven en Sweetwater”, indicaba un articulo publicado por FIU News el 14 de marzo, que fue eliminado del sitio web minutos después de la noticia del colapso. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] The bridge was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] The 950-ton bridge was meant to connect the school’s campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website. […]
[…] Construction, which cost $14.2 million, was expected to finish in early 2019. The 32-foot-wide bridge was supposed to be 289 feet long and 109 feet tall once completed. The span was the first in the world to be constructed entirely of self-cleaning concrete, which helps to reduce maintenance costs, according to a press release from the university. […]
They planned to make the entire university pass at once for that bridge? why so huge? what were they thinking?. I usually pass by that road and maximum there are 5 people crossing on that traffic light.
So sad something like that happened. I understand the need for that overpass, but there was no need to spend that kind of money on something that could have been done with a fraction of what was spend and the design could have been a lot lighter, that bridge was massive for only people passing by. They could have spend that money more wisely. Grandma always said “visteme despacio que estoy de prisa”, meaning things done in a rush are never a good idea.
Did you see the renderings? There were supposed to be benches and tables on the bridge. Like people were going to hang out over a busy highway.
[…] Construction, which cost $14.2 million, was expected to finish in early 2019. The 32-foot-wide bridge was supposed to be 289 feet long and 109 feet tall once completed. The span was the first in the world to be constructed entirely of self-cleaning concrete, which helps to reduce maintenance costs, according to a press release from the university. […]
Please allow NTSB Senior Structural Engineers and/or Forensic Engineers to do their job. These investigations are complex and take time. The objective of the Design Engineer is inherently different from that of the Investigatory Engineer.
Well there’s a black eye that will take the University decades to overcome. They let money and politics dictate a “fancy” bridge where a safer, simpler one would have sufficed.
I’d start by looking at the people behind the initiative for this and who profited.
This will go down in the annals of structural engineering ethics like the tower and walkway collapses of the 80s that are part of the textbook ethics and engineering learning.
The ASCE is going to have a time with this one also.
[…] Construction, which cost $14.2 million, was expected to finish in early 2019. The 32-foot-wide bridge was supposed to be 289 feet long and 109 feet tall once completed. The span was the first in the world to be constructed entirely of self-cleaning concrete, which helps to reduce maintenance costs, according to a press release from the university. […]
“Students in FIU’s engineering and architecture programs came out at 5 a.m. to watch the theory they learn in class take form in a real-world application.”
What are you learning? Who are your teachers?
[…] Construction, which cost $14.2 million, was expected to finish in early 2019. The 32-foot-wide bridge was supposed to be 289 feet long and 109 feet tall once completed. The span was the first in the world to be constructed entirely of self-cleaning concrete, which helps to reduce maintenance costs, according to a press release from the university. […]
[…] “I would say this is magic. In five hours using that ABC technology and sensors, the bridge is already there,” said one civil engineering doctoral student said, according to FIU’s release. […]
[…] campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida with about 50,000 […]
[…] campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida with about 50,000 […]
Put in. On Saturday failed Thursday who trained these engineers send them to bomb detection and disposal. Always think the engineer needs to be removed mechanic and hire mechanic or artitect
The company they hired had a long history of unsafe practice complaints.
But diversity is what matters.
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CY6AI_1521201909
[…] campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website.Jorge Munilla, president of MCM, told CNN affiliate WSVN on March 10 the bridge’s […]
[…] campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida with about 50,000 […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] neighborhood, residence to greater than four,000 FIU college students, in accordance with a press release on the school’s website. Jorge Munilla, president of MCM, advised CNN affiliate WSVN on March 10 the bridge’s […]
[…] Construction, which cost $14.2 million, was expected to finish in early 2019. The 32-foot-wide bridge was supposed to be 289 feet long and 109 feet tall once completed. The span was the first in the world to be constructed entirely of self-cleaning concrete, which helps to reduce maintenance costs, according to a press release from the university. […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
It seems to me that they omitted the cable works?! If so, how could such an accumulation of human error happen? Any worker involved in constructing a suspension bridge should have basic knowledge, at least know that a suspension bridge will collapse under its own weight w/o cable construction.
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
Why is this link even up right now????
[…] pedestrian bridge was installed to give students a safe way to walk across Southwest 8th Street, an eight-lane road that divides the campus from the Sweetwater neighborhood, where about 4,200 […]
Well, that’s rather curious. The update now reads: “Leonor Flores did not work on the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge project in any capacity” — yet the opening of the article ABOUT THIS BRIDGE is all about her, Leonor Flores, and says of her presence at the opening OF THIS BRIDGE that “she was excited to share her work with her family.” Her work. While they were attending the opening of this bridge. So if she “did not work on this bridge in any capacity,” why is it referred to as “her work”?
Hi, Marco: Thanks for your comment. “Her work” refers to her general work as an engineer. Again, she did not work in any capacity on this project.
Yeah, that’s obviously not true. It’s PAINFULLY transparent damage control to try and evade liability.
You suck at journalism.
If she didn’t work on the bridge, why is she front and center in an article ABOUT THE BRIDGE?
” She was excited to share her work with her family…”
“Michelle said she might want to follow in her parents’ footsteps and go to FIU when the time comes, and that it was fascinating to see her mom’s work in action.”
Hi, Jezel: As the story’s headline indicates, this was an article about the community gathering to watch the move. She was one of the spectators (community) who turned out to watch the move. Our writer interviewed her. “She was excited to share her work with her family” is referencing her work in general as an engineer. She had nothing to do with this project in any aspect.
Thanks for the reply Karen! I’m a bit confused though. How was she sharing her “general work as an engineer” at a project that she did not contribute to?
The writer was trying to communicate that Leonor, as an engineer, works on projects similar in scope. Leonor did not work on this project.
More like you wanted to work in some feminist angle into the article and had to be misleading in order to make it look like it wasn’t completely irrelevant to the story. There would be no other reason to misrepresent her as being involved in the project (which you clearly did).
that’s some amazing back peddling going on there, karen. but it’s ok, we’ve archived this travesty of a website just in case you do anything ultra retarded like delete it. you are nothing short of being a compulsive lying cunt.
feel free to delete whatever you want now, this page has now been archived permanently. you sad, dangerously incompetent and corrupt fools. much blood on your hands.
So what was the point of the article and why was the implication that “her work” was designing the bridge? Why was this article not written about an engineer that actually worked on the bridge?
If there aren’t lies here, there is a bait-and-switch that are equally dishonest.
Because, if the bridge had been a success, she could have taken credit for it, all in the name of gender diversity in the workforce.
The real question now is: what accomplishments, exactly, does she have to her name?
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CY6AI_1521201909
[…] pedestrian bridge was installed to give students a safe way to walk across Southwest 8th Street, an eight-lane road that divides the campus from the Sweetwater neighborhood, where about 4,200 […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
You should remove this article. It’s painful to read in the wake of this tragedy, which was clearly due to nothing more than pure incompetence.
they can remove it if they want, but it won’t make any difference. it’s backed up on several services now. i did it myself 🙂
Hi, Meep: No need to back up on several services although kudos to you for doing so. We have never deleted that post or any other. What we did do is add a clarification to the original article for folks like you who did not understand that Leonor Flores has nothing to do with this project.
Karen Cochrane, my comment to remove it was out of respect for those who WERE KILLED by this bridge that they are praising so much in this article. It had NOTHING to do with Leonor Flores! Try comprehending what you read before responding.
Hi, Lily: My response was to Meep’s comment (as stated clearly in my reply), not yours. Thank you for your empathy.
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
Always some stupid idiot who thinks he can do something better than someone else. How do you mess up a bridge? Sounds like an ego problem from the design team
[…] The bridge was only lifted into place on Saturday and was still under construction with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. […]
[…] into place on Saturday and was still under construction, with completion expected by early 2019, according to the school. A support beam and a series of support cables had yet to be […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] de la Florida con Sweetwater, que es el hogar de más de 4.000 de sus estudiantes, según un comunicado de prensa en el sitio web de la institución. Esta es la segunda universidad pública más grande de la Florida, con cerca de 50.000 […]
[…] de la Florida con Sweetwater, que es el hogar de más de 4.000 de sus estudiantes, según un comunicado de prensa en el sitio web de la institución. Esta es la segunda universidad pública más grande de la Florida, con cerca de 50.000 […]
[…] de la Florida con Sweetwater, que es el hogar de más de 4.000 de sus estudiantes, según un comunicado de prensa en el sitio web de la institución. Esta es la segunda universidad pública más grande de la Florida, con cerca de 50.000 […]
[…] de la Florida con Sweetwater, que es el hogar de más de 4.000 de sus estudiantes, según un comunicado de prensa en el sitio web de la institución. Esta es la segunda universidad pública más grande de la Florida, con cerca de 50.000 […]
[…] campus to the Sweetwater community, house to greater than four,000 of its scholars, in step with a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public college in Florida, with about 50,000 scholars. The 174-foot […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
[…] to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to far more than four,000 of its students, in accordance to a news release on the school’s web site. FIU is the second-greatest public college in Florida, with about 50,000 students. The 174-foot […]
[…] I can see what’s happened here: […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
[…] One Reddit user (‘Redditor’) was researching this story and uncovered an interesting bit of information about the engineer. He found it in an FIU piece celebrating the bridge. […]
[…] campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 FIU students, according to a press release on the school’s website.Jorge Munilla, president of MCM, told CNN affiliate WSVN on March 10 the bridge’s […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
I’m a mechanical engineer and when I saw the span that the bridge was crossing, without a support column in the centre , my first thought was “ it needs a center support” given the thickness of the bridge. This bridge looked fine in computer form , but needed experienced bridge designers to approve the design. Artistic designers must always collaborate with experienced engineers before approving their designs. Function always supersedes form.
Besides that, it seems very irresponsible to do stress tests while the street is open to traffic. These people are obviously idiots. I hope they get sued big time and end up going out of business. It’s the least they deserve.
[…] This post is not about how diversity hiring caused the FIU bridge disaster. I want you to look at an article that was written when the bridge section was installed and that has been linked in this sub after the collapse: https://news.fiu.edu/2018/03/community-gathers-to-watch-950-ton-bridge-move-across-southwest-8th-str… […]
[…] Leonor Flores, a Floridai Nemzetközi Egyetem (FIU) büszkesége, a hidat kivitelező MCM projekt menedzsere korábban arról áradozott, hogy egy híd legfontosabb tulajdonsága a szépsége és az újonnan megépített híd szép lett. – “Nőként és mérnökként nagyon fontos számomra, hogy megmutathassam a lányomnak. Mert nekünk nőknek eltérő a nézőpontunk. Képesek vagyunk művészi dolgokat teremteni és építeni is.” – Adta hírül gondolatait az egyetem internetes lapja is. […]
[…] FIU campus to the Sweetwater neighborhood, home to more than 4,000 of its students, according to a news release on the school’s website. FIU is the second-largest public university in Florida, with about 50,000 […]
Fabulous backpedaling.
Like a pro!
“To clarify, Leonor Flores did not work on the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Bridge project in any capacity.” Thanks for clarifying that after it fell. You can’t have it both ways though. Either she was a strong female engineer that don’t need no man to set up a bridge, or she isn’t. Which one is it?
Hi, Mr. Jazz: Actually, it’s both. She is a female engineer, but she had nothing to do with this project.
That’s not what previous reports indicated. Previous to the bridge collapse, that is.
Agreed, had it not fallen, her “non-participation” would have never been mentioned, no “update” would have been forthcoming.
My comment is awaiting moderation. Good call. Your narrative would not survive the truth.
Your story is just not believable. First you tout your female engineers then you say that they are not responsible for anything, Part of leadership is taking responsibility
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